Ball Games Played with Our Feet (e.g. Football)
Primary 1 · Physical Education
Ball Games Played with Our Feet (e.g. Football)
3 lessons
Lesson 1 of 3
Dribble the Ball
20 min
Let's begin
Keza has a ball made of banana leaves.
She taps it with her foot. Tap, tap, tap!
The ball stays close to her, like a little goat on a rope.
Grown-up: read this aloud. Show each move first. Then do it together.
You need: a ball for each child, or one ball for two friends to share.
Football is played with your feet
In football, players move the ball with their feet. Only the goalkeeper may touch it with the hands.
Moving the ball along with small taps is called dribbling.
Warm-up game: Toe taps
Put the ball in front of you. Tap the top of it with the bottom of one foot. Then the other foot.
Left, right, left, right. Can you do 10?
New skill: Dribbling
- Put the ball near your feet.
- Tap it gently with the inside of your foot.
- Walk after it and tap it again. Keep it close!
First walk. When it feels easy, jog slowly.
Play together: Walk your goat
Your ball is your goat. Dribble it slowly around the field.
The teacher calls "Stop the goat!" Put your foot on top of the ball.
The teacher calls "Goat, go home!" Dribble your ball into the big chalk circle.
Calm down
Pick up your ball. Walk slowly around the field.
Stretch one leg, then the other. Breathe slowly.
Warning
Safety first! Keep your head up and look around as you dribble. Then you will not bump into a friend.
Tip
Small taps, close ball
Your ball is a goat on a short rope. Small taps keep it close to you.
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Try it yourself
Do each one, then tap Show answer to check.
1
Do 10 toe taps.
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Answer: Tap the top of the ball: left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot.
2
Dribble the ball to a tree and back.
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Answer: Small taps. Walk after it. Keep it close.
3
In football, who may touch the ball with the hands?
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Answer: Only the goalkeeper.
4
In "Walk your goat", what do you do on "Stop the goat!"?
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Answer: Put your foot on top of the ball.
What you learned today
- In football, you move the ball with your feet.
- Dribbling: small, gentle taps with the inside of your foot. Keep the ball close.
- Look up as you dribble, so you do not bump anyone.
Sources and credits
- Facts adapted from Association football, by Simple English Wikipedia contributors, Simple English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Simplified and adapted by Ganzaa.
- Photo: Gentle Pursuer.jpg, by Hirwadanny, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The story, the games, the step pictures and the practice were written by Ganzaa.
This lesson adapts CC BY-SA material and is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.